10b Life in the capital

A d jec tiv es 4 Read the texts. Are the sentences true (T) or false (0?

1 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

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W hen people compare the capital city in their
country with other cities, the capitals often get very
negative comments. Lots of people say that capital
cities are [1) cheap / expensive places to live. They
are very [2) n o is y / quiet because of all the traffic,
and the air is (3) clean / polluted. Many cities are
(4) dangerous / s a fe places and often the people are
seen as (5} friendly / unfriendly. But not everything
is negative. Capital cities usually have lots of
[6) historical / m odem buildings that are
[7] beautiful / ugly places. Because there are lots of
things to do these cities are (8) boring f interesting
places to live.
2 Complete the sentences for where you live.
1 friendly
The people where I live a r e _____ .
Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It has a population of
about half a million. Dublin is famous for its
beautiful historcal buildings and friendly people but
it is quite polluted. The weather is mild with average
temperatures around 10°C and around 6 centimetres
of rain every month. In Dublin a bottle of water
costs $1.29 and a bus ticket about $2.50.
Singapore is a very modern city. The population is
about 3.5 million. Singapore is famous for being a
very dean city with lots of modern buildings, but
some people think these buildings are ugly. The
weather is hot and wet, with average temperatures
of 20°C and about 20 centimetres of rain every
month. A bottle of water costs $1 and a bus cket
about $ 1 .20 .

2 I t 's nice to walk on the streets at night. 1 The population of Singapore is smaller than
commercial F
3 are
The place i s _____because th e re ________a lot to do. Dublin.

2 The buildings are more modern in Singapore. T

4 The air and streets are v ery clean
_____ .
traditional
beautiful 3 Dublin is cleaner than Singapore. F
5 There are lots o f buildings which are v ery _____

6 I live in a nice part of town. 4 The buildings in Dublin are more beautiful than
in Singapore.
T
C o m p a r a t iv e s 5 Singapore is hotter and wetter. T
6 Singapore is more expensive. F
3 Correct one mistake in each sentence.

1 W hich city is biger: London or Tokyo? bigger

% D ic t a t io n
2 London is smaller Tokyo. than
5 ^ 60 Write the sentences that you hear.
3 The weather in Toronto is cold than Dallas. colder

4 Do you think living in a city is more dangerouser than

living in a town? dangerous

5 I like living in the city gooder. better city

6 She was happyer living in a small town. happy

7 Living in the city is more worse than living in the

countryside.
cosmopolitan
8 Paris is more cosmopolitaner than Madrid.

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